31 March 2006

Offer for Urban Dining plc

The Boards of Clapham House and Urban Dining announce today that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer, to be made by Noble on behalf of Clapham House, to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Urban Dining.

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